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The Future Is Smart Buildings<\/a>. The year 2020 will go down in history as a time when the world made a significant turn-around in many sectors of our lives. This year will be unforgettable for us and future generations to come. It will mark it as the turning point when society adopted new social norms.<\/p>\n The novel coronavirus<\/a> pandemic that the world is currently battling has exposed weaknesses that were existent in the past, and within a few months, the virus has spread to almost all countries in the world, infected millions and killed hundreds of thousands.<\/p>\n In a bid to reduce the rapid spread of the pathogen and protect the wider population, government authorities have put strict measures. People have been advised to keep social distance protocols, and gatherings in public spaces have been banned until further notice. Buildings that remain open now have to screen whoever enters their premises.<\/p>\n Regular handwashing and sanitizing with alcohol-based sanitizer is now something most people do multiple times a day. Facemasks are mandatory if you want to go out in public in most countries now.<\/p>\n Countries hit hard have issued a mandatory stay at home order, and some have imposed curfew hours. Lockdowns and social distancing protocols have affected many areas of our lives, forever changing how we conduct business.<\/p>\n Many businesses have shut down their operations. The few who have tried to endure these tough times have taken cutbacks in revenue and daily throughput. The pandemic did not spare the job market, leaving many people without jobs. For the lucky few that have kept working, companies have slashed salaries by a significant percentage.<\/p>\n Working from home becomes the new normal, forcing traditional physical offices where colleagues met and conducted boardroom meetings suddenly become obsolete.<\/p>\n Corporate meetings now have been moved to the virtual space with teleconferencing sites and applications becoming popular, like Zoom, Google Meet, and more. Schools have been shut down, and now students have to learn remotely from home.<\/p>\n For the vast majority, working from home seemed a good move at first. An end to the tiring journey, to and from the office daily, and dealing with traffic congestion was a welcome move. However, the inconveniences of working from home have become evident and annoying after a few months.<\/p>\n Conducting meetings online requires all participants to have stable connectivity at all times. When one member loses connection or has weak internet connectivity, the conference has to be paused not to leave out others.<\/p>\n An interruption by children playing around the house and making loud noises is inconvenient and annoying. Washing machines and driers doing the family’s laundry are noisy and are in operation for hours on end. The vacuum cleaner humming in the background when you are in the middle of conducting meetings online with your work colleagues brings about inconveniences.<\/p>\n Your kids who are unaware of the situation might barge into your room when you are in the middle of an important meeting online and cause quite an embarrassment. Such inconveniences make one yearn for the office. Most people can’t wait to get back to pre-new normal operation where there is the separation of the work and home environment.<\/p>\n For some businesses, the human touch is vital to see through the business process. Take for instance, a company that sells commodities to clients. Putting the product online with a price tag might see you lose potential sales.<\/p>\n The customer has to inspect the item in person and then try to negotiate for an agreeable price. In such a transaction, a face-to-face meeting is vital so that the salesperson can read the body language of the customer to do what is necessary to seal the deal.<\/p>\n The current situation with everyone at their home, and business shutdown, is not sustainable in the long run. We all have to come to terms with the fact that life as we knew it might never be feasible to go back to.<\/p>\n The lesson that we have all learned about how fragile our systems were, and how everything can be rendered useless in just months cannot go unnoticed.<\/p>\n Moving forward into the future, we need systems that take into account the existence of rapidly spreading pathogens that have no cure and innovate ways around which, we can still conduct business, educate our children, and live a productive life without putting ourselves and our loved ones at risk.<\/p>\n The smart building industry offers solutions that are both applicable and innovative. These solutions enable us to find a workaround to the highly contagious pathogens.<\/p>\n Application of these solutions will allow businesses to get back to normal operations while still observing social distancing measures and offer a safe working environment by implementing the construction of healthy smart buildings.<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text]\n We have a passion for unconventional solutions that bring your vision to life.<\/p>\n Price Your Building Today<\/i><\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n[vc_column_text]<\/p>\nAdjustments due to the Covid-19 Pandemic<\/strong><\/h3>\n
The agony of working from home<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Why we need smart buildings<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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